04157cam a2200505 i 4500 1056256135 TxAuBib 20221102120000.0 180919s2018||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u bl2018186109 9780525426769 0525426760 9781984827739 pbk. 1984827731 pbk. TxAuBib rda eng eng Philbrick, Nathaniel, author. In the hurricane's eye [large print] : the genius of George Washington and the victory at Yorktown / Nathaniel Philbrick. In The Hurricane's Eye. First large print edition. New York, NY : Viking, 2018. New York, New York : Random House Large Print, [2018] ©2018. 403 pages : 23cm. xvii, 616 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-569) and index. "In the fall of 1780, after five frustrating years of war, George Washington had come to realize that the only way to defeat the British Empire was with the help of the French navy. But as he had learned after two years of trying, coordinating his army's movements with those of a fleet of warships based thousands of miles away was next to impossible. And then, on September 5, 1781, the impossible happened. Recognized today as one of the most important naval engagements in the history of the world, the Battle of the Chesapeake--fought without a single American ship--made the subsequent victory of the Americans at Yorktown a virtual inevitability. In a narrative that moves from Washington's headquarters on the Hudson River, to the wooded hillside in North Carolina where Nathanael Greene fought Lord Cornwallis to a vicious draw, to Lafayette's brilliant series of maneuvers across Tidewater Virginia, Philbrick details the epic and suspenseful year through to its triumphant conclusion. A riveting and wide-ranging story, full of dramatic, unexpected turns, In the Hurricane's Eye reveals that the fate of the American Revolution depended, in the end, on Washington and the sea."--Back cover. In the fall of 1780, after five frustrating years of war, George Washington had come to realize that the only way to defeat the British Empire was with the help of the French navy. But as he had learned after two years of trying, coordinating his army's movements with those of a fleet of warships based thousands of miles away was next to impossible. And then, on September 5, 1781, the impossible happened. Recognized today as one of the most important naval engagements in the history of the world, the Battle of the Chesapeake--fought without a single American ship--made the subsequent victory of the Americans at Yorktown a virtual inevitability. In a narrative that moves from Washington's headquarters on the Hudson River, to the wooded hillside in North Carolina where Nathanael Greene fought Lord Cornwallis to a vicious draw, to Lafayette's brilliant series of maneuvers across Tidewater Virginia, Philbrick details the epic and suspenseful year through to its triumphant conclusion. A riveting and wide-ranging story, full of dramatic, unexpected turns, In the Hurricane's Eye reveals that the fate of the American Revolution depended, in the end, on Washington and the sea. 20221102. Washington, George 1732-1799 Military leadership. American Revolution (1775-1783.) Military History. George Washington. Yorktown (Va.) History Siege, 1781. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Participation, French. Southern States History Revolution, 1775-1783. Nonfiction. Large print books. lcgft